GE Optimum Rider - Integrated Shield Plan

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Since GE optimum rider withdrawn, what will happen to existing policyholders ? Will their plans be automated changed to the new prime plan or forced to take up signature.
Any GE agents able to advice
https://www.greateasternlife.com/sg...ic-hospital/faqs-changes-to-gsh-nov-2025.html
I think it's obvious from the link you posted, isn't it? GREAT TotalCare P Optimum policyholders can keep that rider as long as they keep paying premiums. Otherwise the table doesn't make any sense. You can't add benefits or hike premiums when there aren't any policyholders left.

GREAT TotalCare P Optimum is closed to new policyholders.
 

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Since GE optimum rider withdrawn, what will happen to existing policyholders ? Will their plans be automated changed to the new prime plan or forced to take up signature.

Any GE agents able to advice

https://www.greateasternlife.com/sg...ic-hospital/faqs-changes-to-gsh-nov-2025.html
For the concern on auto-change to P Prime, my reasoning is Great TotalCare P Prime can only be attached to Great Supremehealth P Prime, so GE won't attach Great TotalCare P Prime to existing Supremehealth P Plus policies. For auto-change from P Optimum to P Signature, I think that's very unlikely because that's considered an upgrade of plan which normally requires underwriting. If GE really allows auto-change from P Optimum to P Signature without any underwriting, it's like they are blindly taking in more risk which does not make sense from a business point of view.

In addition to these, from Question 6 in the above Q&A, I see GE suggests "
For GTC P Signature Policyholders:
You may consider transitioning to a more affordable private hospital plan, GSH P Optimum. GSH P Optimum is no longer open for new applications effective from 1 October 2025 but for you, there will be a 6-month period from your Renewal Date within which you can make this change. ".

If GE were to terminate all existing Great Total Care P Optimum policies, it does not make sense to still allow downgrade from P Signature within a 6-month grace period.
 
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I think it's obvious from the link you posted, isn't it? GREAT TotalCare P Optimum policyholders can keep that rider as long as they keep paying premiums. Otherwise the table doesn't make any sense. You can't add benefits or hike premiums when there aren't any policyholders left.

GREAT TotalCare P Optimum is closed to new policyholders.
Precisely that they have withdraw the plan , no communication whatsoever to existing policy holders including lack of transparency on the revised pricing
 

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I just connected to my GE agent some time back and he didn't even think about this issue before. I pressed him for answers and he just got back that need to either upgrade to GSH P Plus (with underwriting) or downgrade to GSH P Prime. This is really unfair though. We want the private coverage (for Mount E, Gleneagles etc), but it's unfair that we need to undergo underwriting again
 
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